I remember this from Jon Katz (the regular slashdot guest that everyone hated, but that was insightful a lot of the time until he disappeared). It stuck with me. I think it's fundamental to understanding our generation.

http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/20/1457228

Sure seemed like 1999 faux-authoritative BS.

On the other hand, I'm pretty busy so I just skimmed it.